The End Of An Era – Real Madrid’s Legendary Squad - Sports Big News

The End Of An Era – Real Madrid’s Legendary Squad

Casemiro has joined Manchester Untied for a transfer fee of €70 million. He is the second most expensive over-30 player of all time, the first being Cristiano Ronaldo who was transferred to Juventus for €118 million.

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But with his move to United, Real Madrid are left with only a few players from their iconic ‘champions’ squad that won three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles.

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he downfall of their ultimate squad began in 2018 when Ronaldo left Spain to join Juventus for a three year contract deal. In 2021, he made a sensational comeback to Manchester United

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In 2019, PSG signed Keylor Navas and Madrid were in an urgent need of a decent goalkeeper.

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In 2021, PSG signed Madrid’s most beloved player of all time – Sergio Ramos. With his departure, Raphael Varane decided to compete in the toughest league in the world (Premier League).

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Talking about their current squad situation, only four players from their original iconic squad are left – Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal, Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema.

Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Isco have also left the club this year. Bale has signed Los Angeles FC whereas Isco has joined Seville.

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Real Madrid’s Legendary Squad – Cristiano Ronaldo – Gareth Bale – Karim Benzema – Toni Kroos – Casemiro – Luka Modric – Marcelo – Sergio Ramos – Raphael Varane – Dani Carvajal – Keylor Navas (GK)

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